EP0385814B1 - Rückspiegelzusammenbau - Google Patents

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EP0385814B1
EP0385814B1 EP19900302315 EP90302315A EP0385814B1 EP 0385814 B1 EP0385814 B1 EP 0385814B1 EP 19900302315 EP19900302315 EP 19900302315 EP 90302315 A EP90302315 A EP 90302315A EP 0385814 B1 EP0385814 B1 EP 0385814B1
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Geoffrey Raynor Thompson
Peter Anthony Steinert
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R1/00—Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
    • B60R1/02—Rear-view mirror arrangements
    • B60R1/06—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior
    • B60R1/078—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior easily removable; mounted for bodily outward movement, e.g. when towing

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  • the present invention relates to a mirror assembly for a motor vehicle, particularly a side mirror commonly mounted on the wing or door frame of the vehicle.
  • a mirror assembly for a motor vehicle comprising a support adapted to be secured to the vehicle, a mounting assembly secured to the support for limited pivotal movement relative to the support, and a mirror mounted on the mounting assembly by a carrier assembly providing for pivotal movement of the mirror, in the plane of the mirror, relative to the mounting assembly between a first position and a second position in which second position the mirror is displaced from its first position and extends at least in part to one side of the mounting assembly.
  • the carrier assembly comprises at least one lever the or each of which is pivotally connected at its one end to the mirror and at its other end to the mounting assembly whereby the mirror is translationally displaceable relative to the mounting assembly between said first and second positions of the mirror upon pivotal movement of the or each said lever relative to the mounting assembly.
  • the or each said lever may be cranked to permit the pivoting thereof in a manner wherein pivotal movement to said second position is not obstructed by the support, the mounting assembly having at least one aperture therein to permit reception of the cranked part of the or each lever when the mirror is moved towards its said first position.
  • securing means are provided to restrain movement of the mirror when the mirror is in either its said first or second position.
  • the mirror assembly is characterised in that the carrier assembly comprises a plurality of support members mounted for sliding movement relative to one another and relative to the mounting assembly on which the support members are carried whereby the mirror is linearly translationally displaceable relative to the mounting assembly between said first and second positions of the mirror upon sliding movement of said support members relative to the mounting assembly.
  • the first position may, in conventional manner, involve the mirror being substantially within the peripheral boundary of a housing for a mirror in which position, ordinarily, a mirror is received, and will be used for driving under normal conditions.
  • the second position will be used to give laterally extended rear visibility such as, for example, when the vehicle is being used to tow a caravan, the presence of which will often partially or totally obscure visibility in a conventionally positioned mirror.
  • drive means may be provided to move the mirror between its first and second positions.
  • a mirror assembly 1 comprises a housing 2 which is adapted for attachment to a panel of a motor vehicle 3 and which housing 2 provides a cavity 4 in which is movably retained a mounting assembly 5 for a mirror 18.
  • the mounting assembly 5 comprises a mounting plate 6 which is attached to the housing within the cavity 4 by a ball and socket joint 8 such that the mounting plate 6 may be tilted within the cavity 4 by pivoting of the mounting plate 6 about the ball and socket joint 8.
  • the mounting plate 6 may be tilted within the cavity 4 of the housing 2 in a conventional manner by mechanically and/or electrically operable means which may be actuated by a person sitting within the vehicle.
  • the mounting plate 6 may have rigidly attached thereto a lever which extends to a side of the mounting and which extends through a panel 3 of the vehicle and at an end of which is provided a handle which may be manually actuated by a driver of the vehicle to tilt the mounting plate 6.
  • a carrier assembly 21 comprising in the first embodiment a plurality of cranked levers 9, 19 and 11. Inner end portions of the levers are secured to the mounting plate, on a surface 20 there of which is presented away from the cavity 4, by pivots 12, 13 and 14 whereby the levers may be pivotally moved relative to the mounting plate 6.
  • the levers 9, 10, 11 are each pivotally connected at their other ends to pivots 15, 16, 17 on a support plate 21 carrying the mirror 18.
  • Pivotal movement of the levers 9, 10, 11 relative to the mounting plate 6 and support plate 21 causes translatory movement of the mirror 18, as indicated by the chain-dot-lines in Figure 2, between a first position in which the mirror 18 overlies the mounting plate 6 and lies within the peripheral boundary 26 of the housing 2, i.e. the position of the mirror during normal driving conditions, and a second position in which the mirror extends to one side of the mounting, seen in Fogure 1, the levers operating in the manner of a parallel linkage.
  • the mounting plate 6 is provided with a plurality of securing means 22, 23, 24 which comprise receiving means into which appropriate portions of respective ones of the levers 9, 10, 11 may be releasably snap-engaged in order to restrain pivotal movement of the levers 9, 10, 11 relative to the mounting plate 6, the means 24 securing the lever 9 when the mirror is in its first position and the means 22 and 23 securing the levers 10 and 11 when the mirror is in its second position.
  • the plate 21 also provides a securing means 25 of the same kind as the securing means 22, 23, 24, into which a portion of the central cranked lever 9 may be releasably snap-engaged to prevent relative movement between the lever 9, and the mirror 18 when the mirror is in its second position.
  • the levers 10, 11 are disengaged from the securing means 22, 23 and the lever 9 is disengaged from the securing means 25 and the levers are pivoted relative to the mounting plate 6 and the mirror 18 until the mirror 18 overlies the mounting plate 6 and lies within the peripheral boundary 26 of the housing 2.
  • the mirror 18 is secured in this position relative to the mounting plate 6 by snap-engagement of the lever 9 in the securing means 24.
  • the mirror may be moved from the first position to the second position again by disengaging the lever 9 from the securing means 24 and pivoting the levers 9, 10, 11 to move the mirror 18 to one side of the mounting 5 and securing it in the second position as described above.
  • the driver of a vehicle towing (e.g.) a caravan may, by simple movement of the mirror assembly to its second position, be provided with an appropriate rear view of the vehicle, which rear view may be adjusted from within the vehicle in conventional manner.
  • movement of the mirror 18 from its first to it second position may be afforded by electrically-operative drive means, conveniently provided by electric motors operative to rotate the levers about their pivotal mountings 12, 13 and 14.
  • securing means other than the securing means 22, 23, 24 and 25 described above may be utilised to restrain movement of the cranked levers 9, 10 and 11, other than when being driven by the drive means between their first and second positions, such securing means in such circumstances being afforded by (for example) solenoid locks.
  • the drive means may operate for a timed period, or until a specific overload current is reached, indicating the extreme position of movement of the mirror, or if desired sensing means may he utilised to indicate the arrival od the mirror at one of its terminal positions.
  • the mounting plate 6 provides a plurality of apertures 19 through which may be inserted the cranked portions of the levers 9, 10, 11 when the mirror 18 approaches and is in the first position relative to the mounting plate 6.
  • the cranked portions of the levers 9, 10, 11 may be accommodated within the cavity 4 of the housing 2 behind the surface 20 of the mounting plate 6 so that the mirror, when in the first position, will be adjacent to and substantially parallel with the mounting plate 6.
  • the dashed lines in Figure 2 indicate the positions of various parts of the assembly when the mirror is in the first position.
  • the levers 9, 10, 11 are cranked so as to permit pivoting of the mirror 18 relative to the mounting plate 6 in a a manner so as not to be obstructed by the protruding peripheral boundary 26 of the housing 2.
  • An assembly of the kind described may be adapted for insertion into a specific design of conventional mirror housing suitable for a specific model of motor vehicle and it may be used to replace conventional "permanent" mirror assemblies.
  • the whole mirror assembly including the housing may be substituted for a conventional assembly.
  • the assembly according to the invention is easily replaced in the event of any damage thereto and such an assembly is less likely to sustain serious damage in collisions than certain conventional systems, provided that the housing 2 itself is not struck during the collision.
  • a mirror assembly according to the invention permits of rapid and easy adjustment of the mirror for driving under different conditions.
  • the mirror assembly which is the second embodiment of this invention (see Figures 3, 4 and 5), in relation to which similar numerals to those used in Figures 1 and 2, with the suffix a , have been utilised, is similar to the first embodiment, but utilises linear sliding movement of the mirror 18 a relative to the housing 2 a to transfer the mirror from its first position to its second position.
  • the mounting comprises a mounting plate 6 a which is attached to the housing 2a by a ball and socket joint 8 a in a manner such that the mounting plate 6 a may be tilted within the cavity 4 a by pivoting of the mounting plate 6 a about the ball and socket joint 8 a .
  • the mounting plate 6 a may be tilted within the cavity 4 a in a conventional manner by mechanical and/or electrically operable means which may be acutated by a person sitting within the vehicle.
  • the mounting plate 6 a is provided, on a surface 20 a thereof, with a dovetail formation 10 a , on which a carrier assembly comprising a carrier plate 21 a is slidably mounted in a width-wise direction (see Figure 4).
  • the mirror 18 a is secured to a support plate 21 b , said support plate similarly being provided with a dovetail formation, and being slidably mounted on the carrier plate 21 a .
  • the mirror may be slid in a direction width-wise of the housing 2 a from a normal driving position, shown in dotted lines in Figure 3, to a position for towing, shown in full lines in Figures 3 and 5, such movement involving outwardly sliding movement of the carrier plate 21 a relative to the housing 6 a , and outward sliding movement of the support plate relative to the carrier plate.
  • Snap-lock means are provided (not shown) for releasably securing the mirror in an extended position relative to the carrier plate 21 a , and for securing the carrier plate 21 a in its extended position relative to the mounting plate 6 a .
  • a part 3 a of the casing adjacent to an outer edge thereof, is hinged to provide an opening in the side wall of the housing 2 a to permit movement of the mirror into its towing position, said hinged part being capable of being snap-fitted back into a closed position when the mirror has been returned to its normal position.
  • movement of the mirror 18 a between its first and second position may be effected by electrical or electronic drive means.
  • a security locking system may be provided to prevent undesired movement of the mirror between its first and second positions, such a locking system conveniently being released from the interior of the vehicle to which the assembly is to be attached.

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  1. Spiegel-Baugruppe für ein Kraftfahrzeug, bestehend aus einem am Fahrzeug zu montierenden Träger (2, 2a), einer am Träger befestigten und diesem gegenüber begrenzt verschwenkbaren Halterungs-Baugruppe (6, 6a) und einem an der Halterungs-Baugruppe über eine Knaggen-Baugruppe (21, 21a) montierten Spiegel (18, 18a), wobei besagte Knaggen-Baugruppe die Bewegung des Spiegels im Verhältnis zur Halterungs-Baugruppe zwischen einer ersten Stellung und einer zweiten Stellung ermöglicht, in welcher der Spiegel aus der ersten Stellung verschoben wird und zumindestens teilweise auf einer Seite der Halterungs-Baugruppe hervorsteht,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    die Knaggen-Baugruppe (21) aus mindestens einem Hebel (9, 10, 11) besteht, der an einem Ende am Spiegel (18) und am anderen Ende an der Halterungs-Baugruppe (6) angelenkt ist, wodurch der Spiegel parallel und im Verhältnis zur Halterungs-Baugruppe nach Schwenkbewegung des mindestens einen Hebels im Verhältnis zur Halterungs-Baugruppe zwischen besagten ersten und zweiten Stellungen hin- und hergeschoben werden kann.
  2. Spiegel-Baugruppe nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Befestigungsmittel (22, 23, 24, 25) vorgesehen sind, die die Bewegung des Spiegels in seiner ersten oder zweiten Stellung hindern.
  3. Spiegel-Baugruppe nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der mindestens eine besagte Hebel (9, 10, 11) so gekröpft ist, daß er auf eine Weise geschwenkt werden kann, auf welche die Schwenkbewegung in besagte zweite Stellung nicht vom Träger (2) behindert wird, wobei die Halterungs-Baugruppe mindestens eine Öffnung (19) aufweist, in welche der gekröpfte Teil des mindestens einen Hebels eingreifen kann, wenn der Spiegel in besagte erste Stellung geschoben wird.
  4. Spiegel-Baugruppe für eine Kraftfahrzeug, bestehend aus einem am Fahrzeug zu montierenden Träger (2, 2a), einer am Träger befestigten und diesem gegenüber begrenzt verschwenkbaren Halterungs-Baugruppe (6, 6a) und einem an der Halterungs-Baugruppe über eine Knaggen-Baugruppe (21, 21a) montierten Spiegel (18, 18a), wobei besagte Knaggen-Baugruppe die Bewegung des Spiegels im Verhältnis zur Halterungs-Baugruppe zwischen einer ersten Stellung und einer zweiten Stellung ermöglicht, in welcher der Spiegel aus der ersten Stellung verschoben wird und zumindestens teilweise auf einer Seite der Halterungs-Baugruppe hervorsteht,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
    die Knaggen-Baugruppe (21a) aus einer Vielzahl von im Verhältnis zueinander und im Verhältnis zu der sie tragenden Halterungs-Baugruppe (6a) verschiebbar gelagerten Stützgliedern (21a, 21b) besteht, wodurch der Spiegel linear parallel und im Verhältnis zur Halterungs-Baugruppe nach Verschiebung besagter Stützglieder im Verhältnis zur Halterungs-Baugruppe zwischen besagten ersten und zweiten Stellungen hin- und hergeschoben werden kann.
  5. Spiegel-Baugruppe nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zur Verschiebung des Spiegels (18, 18a) zwischen besagten ersten und zweiten Stellungen Antriebsmittel vorgesehen sind.
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